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Pavona decussata   (Dana, 1846)

Cactus coral

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Marshall Islands country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: never/rarely | Ref:
Regulations: no regulations | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hodgson, G., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

> Scleractinia (Stony corals) > Agariciidae ()

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

Revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 40 m (Ref. 847).   Tropical; 36°N - 29°S, 32°E - 137°W (Ref. 847)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Utplanteringar

Indo-Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morfologi

Small colonies are encrusting, and larger ones develop vertical plates that anastomose to form an interlocking matrix. The sides and edges of the plates are quite smooth. Individual corallites are tiny, superficial and run in irregular rows (Ref. 269).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Common in shallow to intermediate depths and may form colonies several meters in diameter and in height (Ref. 269). Common in shallow to intermediate depths (Ref. 269) in most reef habitats (Ref. 98471). Growth varies with water conditions: large, thin plates in clear shelter waters; thick plates in exposed areas; and minimal ridges form in high turbidity. The bivalve Barbatia helblingi was reported to be bysally attached, wedged between the plates of this coral (Ref. 130769).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Members of the class Anthozoa are either gonochoric or hermaphroditic. Mature gametes are shed into the coelenteron and spawned through the mouth. Life cycle: The zygote develops into a planktonic planula larva. Metamorphosis begins with early morphogenesis of tentacles, septa and pharynx before larval settlement on the aboral end.

Main reference referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Hodgson, G. 1998. (Ref. 269)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Sårbar, se IUCNs rödlista (VU) (A4c); Date assessed: 03 January 2008

CITES status (Ref. 108899)


CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Human uses


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Internet-källor

BHL | BOLD Systems | CISTI | DiscoverLife | FAO(Publication : search) | GenBank (genome, nucleotide) | GloBI | Gomexsi | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | PubMed | Hexacorallians of the World | Tree of Life | Wikipedia (Go, sök) | Zoological Record

Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.7 - 29.1, mean 28 (based on 1136 cells).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.